Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Bulgaria or Hungary?

Hungary, at 18.9% against 18.4% in Bulgaria as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Hungary: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Bulgaria

18.4%

in 2024

Hungary

18.9%

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

104th

Hungary rank

101st

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Bulgaria
Hungary

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 18.9% against 18.4% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 104th and Hungary ranks 101st of 153 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21.6%	18.0%	3.6%	Bulgaria
2000s	16.6%	20.6%	4.0%	Hungary
2010s	15.6%	16.1%	0.5%	Hungary
2020s	17.6%	17.0%	0.6%	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Bulgaria or Hungary?: Hungary, at 18.9% against 18.4% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Bulgaria and Hungary?: 0.5%, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Bulgaria ranks 104th and Hungary ranks 101st of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 5,670 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.